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ADP Streamline vs SAP SuccessFactors comparison

 

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Categories and Ranking

ADP Streamline
Ranking in Global Payroll
4th
Average Rating
8.4
Number of Reviews
7
Ranking in other categories
Benefits Administration (26th)
SAP SuccessFactors
Ranking in Global Payroll
1st
Average Rating
7.8
Reviews Sentiment
6.6
Number of Reviews
100
Ranking in other categories
Talent Management (1st), Cloud HCM (1st), Talent Acquisition (1st)
 

Mindshare comparison

As of March 2026, in the Global Payroll category, the mindshare of ADP Streamline is 5.7%, down from 5.7% compared to the previous year. The mindshare of SAP SuccessFactors is 4.7%, up from 3.7% compared to the previous year. It is calculated based on PeerSpot user engagement data.
Global Payroll Mindshare Distribution
ProductMindshare (%)
SAP SuccessFactors4.7%
ADP Streamline5.7%
Other89.6%
Global Payroll
 

Featured Reviews

Abdul-Rauf - PeerSpot reviewer
Manager Payroll Services & Operations at Meshsol Technologies
Simplifies payroll processing and reduces the need for extensive marketing efforts while providing scalability, compliance, and excellent stability
I believe there is room for enhancement in the scope of services. We encountered challenges at times in clearly defining it, particularly because the firewall domain is extensive and demands localization for this service. Consequently, there is occasional confusion regarding whether a service falls under the standard category or is considered an add-on. I think there is a need for a deeper level of comprehension.
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Assistant Manager at Kashiv Biosciences
HR has gained clear analytics for attrition, goals, and appraisals and manages talent efficiently
SAP SuccessFactors has a low error rate. We had many ad hoc reports that we needed to generate, and it was very easy to do so in SAP SuccessFactors. We also created many in-house reports according to our specific requirements with the help of this tool, which was a really big game changer for us. We did not depend on advanced Excel in those cases. We generated a lot of detailed reports whenever we needed them during emergency cases or board meetings. A lot of usefulness and time were saved in those cases. I will also mention that we conducted a comparative study for some recruitment cases. We had a recruitment model where we were looking for a very niche profile. Since the job profile was really different and rare, we had to depend on analytics to understand and shortlist from a large pool of candidates that we already had in our database. Analytics was really helpful in this situation.

Quotes from Members

We asked business professionals to review the solutions they use. Here are some excerpts of what they said:
 

Pros

"The product allows you to create and manage shared services centrally even in small countries."
"They are very strong in terms of having a central regional system. A regional person can see and monitor the calendar for each different country."
"The most valuable feature was that everything was in one system."
"I like the reporting feature as it allows me to generate reports independently without relying on a payroll consultant."
"The ability to have one reporting for all countries is valuable."
"The product is good, user-friendly, and effective."
"The advantage was that ADP Streamline was inherently designed to serve as a marketing engine for the company."
"They are very strong in terms of having a central regional system, where a regional person can see and monitor the calendar for each different country and know what stage they are in, if the process has been finalized and approved, and if the process has gone back to the bank, all monitored regionally."
"This solution support our HR Transformation strategy. Provide ESS and MSS functionalities to employees."
"This solution provides up with an easy way to on/off-board staff, as well as actioning internal transfers."
"The product is easy to use and they've recently developed a new and more user-friendly layout where everything is right in front of you."
"SAP SuccessFactors forms a key tool to our Employee Engagement pillar extensively leveraged by our HR function across the Group."
"We can design a quick and dirty solution or very complex services, we can manage small enterprise projects (in our experience 150 users) as the big organization (in our experience 40000 users), all with the same solution, and this is a big saving of time, costs, and team usage optimization."
"This solution is more scalable than other solutions because of the features that it offers."
"Shorter implementation timelines (comparing to on-premise SAP solutions), quicker response on configuration change cycles, modern look and mobile integration possibilities: Everything together makes SuccessFactors LMS a well-recognized and demanded talent solution across different types of organizations."
"This solution is very user-friendly, and supports 60 plus languages."
 

Cons

"The reporting tool could be improved as it currently is just a data dump and much manipulation is required."
"I think there is a need for a deeper level of comprehension."
"They could improve the service relationship manager (SRM), because they have an SRM which is not familiar with Simple."
"The pricing is high as compared with other products in the market. For a small service that is out of scope, it has a huge service charge."
"The UI could be improved to be a bit more modern or trendy because it looks old-fashioned compared to other systems."
"The product is not quite up to our expectations."
"We had to scrap plans to integrate Brazil because it was not doable."
"Having more clear guidance on design and training would be beneficial."
"The data management part can be improved in terms of how you can manage data from the HR admin's or HR team's perspective."
"SuccessFactors' experience management is not so user-friendly."
"SAP SuccessFactors is working on making beneficial changes but they are not fast enough. They can improve by making the improvements or updates quicker. Additionally, the user interface could improve, it is not something you want to return to when compared to a solution similar to Instagram."
"The integration between the recruitment module and employee central is a big problem."
"User experience for this solution needs to be improved."
"The pricing is a bit high for smaller to mid-sized companies."
"We lack information regarding how to build a network."
"The tool is not very nimble or customizable."
 

Pricing and Cost Advice

"The amount we pay is not low, and it is not high. It is average."
"Our company had a standardized pricing model based on the number of employees."
"For SAP, the product is pricey, both CAPEX and the OPEX. It's something that could be improved."
"The pricing for SuccessFactors is ridiculously high, and there are costs in addition to the license fee for some features."
"We don't utilize even half of the licenses because not everyone uses them. With SAP SuccessFactors, though, we're now conducting all our performance evaluations within the system, so I suppose we're making better use of those licenses. As for SAP for employee services and internal benefits processing, we do have licenses for those but don't utilize them."
"The product is expensive. The product is worth the money you pay for it."
"I rate the tool's pricing a seven to eight out of ten."
"The licensing fees are based on the number of modules that are being used, and the number of users."
"It is not expensive because it is a complete suite with a module-based cost."
"It is not cheap, but it is reasonable."
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Top Industries

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Computer Software Company
14%
Financial Services Firm
12%
Construction Company
10%
Insurance Company
10%
Comms Service Provider
15%
Manufacturing Company
10%
Financial Services Firm
6%
Computer Software Company
6%
 

Company Size

By reviewers
Large Enterprise
Midsize Enterprise
Small Business
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business2
Midsize Enterprise1
Large Enterprise4
By reviewers
Company SizeCount
Small Business23
Midsize Enterprise13
Large Enterprise69
 

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What are the biggest differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud and SAP SuccessFactors?
Differences between Workday, Oracle Cloud,w and SAP SuccessFactors:w Oracle: "simple interface and deep customization to suit the purpose." SAP: Multiple functionalities that increase process effi...
What is better, SAP HCM or SAP SuccessFactors?
When it comes to user experience, SuccessFactors is unquestionably superior, as it provides end users with a new experience and an advanced user interface. Additionally, the entire concept of SF is...
What do you like most about SAP SuccessFactors?
The tool is easy to use for performance management. We haven't experienced any issues with SAP SuccessFactors for performance management, which is great. However, since we're still learning to use ...
 

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Sample Customers

Lenovo, ConvaTec, Syngenta, Brady Corporation, Covidien, TomTom
City of Cape Town, ADAMA Agricultural Solutions Ltd., TransAlta Corporation, Keolis, PT XL Axiata Tbk, National Football League (NFL), Plan International, Yoh, A Day & Zimmermann Company, China Talent Group (CTG TMO), Umicore S.A., Butterfield Bank, Skril
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